The Bounty Slot

Graphics

The graphics on The Bounty slot are lush, with the lower-paying Card Suits (what else?) given an aged texture like they have been used for years in a dingy saloon, while the high-payers are the four heroes of this tale. The Sheriff is, of course, the top-paying symbol, awarding x100 your stake for landing five on any of the game’s 15v paylines.
The silver Deputy Wild and gold Marshall x2 Wild substitute for all game symbols except bonus Scatters, and all payline wins highlighted by animations of the top-paying symbols firing their various weapons in our direction.

There are inverse nods to ELK’s hit Taco Brothers slot and NetEnt’s Wild Wild West: The Great Train Heist in the game’s Bounty Jackpot Bonus, triggered when you land the Bounty Jackpot Bonus fully stacked on reel 5. You have to find Wanted posters of various outlaws, each of whom grants a jackpot when you find six in 10 free spins.

Each of the outlaws is surrounded by six barrels of a revolver, with each slot lighting up when you find one of their posters. Bag six posters across the 10 free spins to put each outlaw in jail. If you land a golden poster it multiplies the worth of the bounty, and this is where you can earn the game’s top payout of x5,000 your stake.

Gameplay

The base game ticks over well enough, though the 4/5 volatility rating issued by the developers means that it’s the big wins and the big bounties that you are aiming for. Of course a broody soundtrack that would be happily at home in a Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western plays over, and we would want nothing less. In terms of bonus features, it is safe to say that this slot upholds the law in the form of the Bounty Jackpot Bonus feature, while it also offers win potential in the shape of the Ambush Bonus.

This is conventionally triggered, as you require three Scatters on reels 3, 4 and 5 to launch the game. You are awarded an initial 8 free spins but gain an additional spin with each Bullet symbol that fires on the reels. Score a Dynamite symbol to increase the bonus round’s multiplier, which starts off at x2.

Verdict

Microgaming has partnered with scores of smaller slot developers over the years to offer something different to its many fans. Snowborn Studios is responsible for The Bounty slot, released on Microgaming’s Quickfire platform and adding to the studio’s all star games catalogue. All in all it is an excellent effort in a crowded marketplace of Wild West themed slots, with the bonus features offering excellent design alongside big win potential.